1906 French legislative election

The 1906 general election was held on 6 and 20 May 1906.

1906 French legislative election
6–20 May 1906
All 585 seats to the Chamber of Deputies
Registered11,341,062
Turnout8,607,412 (75.9%)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Émile Combes Auguste Isaac Raymond Poincaré
Party PRRRS FR ARD
Leader's seat Charente-Maritime Rhône Meuse
Seats won 261 90 74
Seat change 28 new party 12
Popular vote 2,514,508 1,238,048 703,912
Percentage 21.54% 15.39% 12.65%
Swing 18.02% 2.12%
Composition of the Chamber of Deputies
Prime Minister before election

Ferdinand Sarrien
Radical-Socialist Party

 Elected Prime Minister

Georges Clemenceau
Radical-Socialist Party

The elections produced an increased majority for the governing coalition between the Radicals and the left Republicans, which had held power under the premierships of Maurice Rouvier and Ferdinand Sarrien since January 1905.

Sarrien resigned on 20 October for reasons of health. Georges Clemenceau, also a Radical, replaced him, and remained premier until July 1909.

Results
Party Votes % Vote
  Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party 2,514,508 28.53%
  Republican Federation 1,864,557 21.16%
  Popular Liberal Action 1,238,048 14.05%
  French Section of the Workers International 877,221 9.95%
  Nationalists 717,137 8.14%
  Democratic Republican Alliance 703,912 7.99%
  Independent Radicals 692,029 7.85%
  Independent Socialists 205,081 2.33%
Popular vote
PRRRS
 
 28.53%
FR
 
 21.16%
ALP
 
 14.05%
SFIO
 
 9.95%
Nationalists
 
 8.14%
ARD
 
 7.99%
RI
 
 7.85%
SI
 
 2.33%

Parliamentary Groups
Affiliation Party Seats
Left
  French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) 54
  Independent Socialists (SI) 20
Centre-Left and Centre
  Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party (PRRRS) 132
  Independent Radicals (RI) 115
  Republicans of the Left (ARD) 90
Right
  Conservatives and right (FR) 78
  Popular Liberal Action (ALP) 66
  Nationalists 30
Total 585
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